{"product_id":"amish-pie-pumpkin-organic-seeds","title":"Amish Pie Pumpkin \"Amish Pie Squash\" (Cucurbita maxima) Organic Seeds – Amish Heirloom, Giant Heart-Shaped Fruit, Sweet Flesh for Pies","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinimum:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e10+ Seeds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Heart-Shaped Heirloom Built for Baking\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMost pumpkins sold for carving make disappointing pie. Amish Pie Pumpkin was never bred for that job in the first place, it was bred for flavor, producing large, distinctly heart-shaped fruit with dense, sweet, fine-grained flesh that bakes down into genuinely rich pie filling. Passed down through Amish farming communities as a reliable, productive squash for the pantry, this is a working heirloom valued for what's inside the fruit, not just its looks. This is organic, open-pollinated seed, true to the original variety.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho Grows Amish Pie Pumpkin?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe heirloom gardener wanting an authentic variety with real Amish farming community roots.\u003cbr\u003eThe home baker wanting genuinely sweet, dense flesh suited to pies and other baked goods.\u003cbr\u003eThe homesteader wanting a productive winter squash for storage and pantry use.\u003cbr\u003eThe seed saver interested in an open-pollinated variety suited to saving true seed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat This Amish Heirloom Squash Actually Is\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eCucurbita maxima\u003c\/em\u003e 'Amish Pie' is an heirloom winter squash passed down through Amish farming communities, grown for large, distinctly heart-shaped fruit with dense, sweet, fine-grained flesh well suited to pies and other baked dishes. Fruit typically reaches 10 to 15 pounds or more, with a deep orange rind and rich orange flesh that bakes down smoothly with minimal fiber, a trait that sets true pie pumpkins apart from carving varieties. Vines are vigorous and productive, and mature fruit stores well over winter in a cool, dry space, making it a genuine pantry crop rather than a seasonal decoration. Grown as a warm-season annual, not frost-hardy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the Garden \u0026amp; Kitchen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClassic pumpkin pie:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bake and puree the dense, sweet flesh for pie filling far richer than canned pumpkin.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBaked goods:\u003c\/strong\u003e Use the puree in breads, muffins, and other baked goods calling for pumpkin.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWinter storage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cure and store whole fruit in a cool, dry space for use well into winter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeirloom growing project:\u003c\/strong\u003e Grow to experience an authentic variety with real Amish farming history.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeed saving:\u003c\/strong\u003e Save seed from open-pollinated fruit to grow the same true variety year after year.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLivestock and homestead use:\u003c\/strong\u003e Use surplus fruit as a nutritious feed supplement on a working homestead.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrowing Amish Pie Pumpkin Seeds\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStart method:\u003c\/strong\u003e Direct sow after last frost, or start indoors 2 to 3 weeks before transplanting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGermination:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sprouts in 7 to 10 days in warm soil.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil temperature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Germinates best between 70 and 85°F.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Space plants 3 to 4 feet apart, allowing ample room for vigorous, sprawling vines.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSunlight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rich, well-drained soil with good fertility supports the strongest fruit production.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatering:\u003c\/strong\u003e Consistent, deep watering, especially during flowering and fruit development.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollination:\u003c\/strong\u003e Relies on bees; consider hand-pollination in areas with low pollinator activity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDays to maturity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Typically ready for harvest in 100 to 110 days from seeding.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pick once the rind hardens fully and resists puncture from a fingernail.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCuring:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cure in a warm, dry spot for 1 to 2 weeks before long-term storage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness:\u003c\/strong\u003e Grown as a warm-season annual; killed by frost.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBefore You Close This Page\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the pumpkin bred for the pie, not the porch, dense, sweet, fine-grained flesh in a distinctive heart-shaped fruit that stores through winter. Amish Pie Pumpkin carries real farming community history behind it, developed and kept true by growers who needed a pantry crop that actually performed. It's open-pollinated and easy to save seed from, ready to become a permanent fixture in your own garden. Grow the pumpkin that was built for the oven from the start.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"terramatergardens","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54487009886526,"sku":"11642","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/8836\/7166\/files\/Untitleddesign-1407.png?v=1790896436","url":"https:\/\/www.terramatergardens.com\/products\/amish-pie-pumpkin-organic-seeds","provider":"Terra Mater Gardens","version":"1.0","type":"link"}